VNC container with Google Chrome (for Industry Idle)

README.md

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:

1. Save this as docker-compose.yml (and the related Dockerfile) into a folder called industry-idle

2. IMPORTANT: Update the password, and comment out the last section "volumes" of docker-compose.yml (the last line) by putting a "#" before it, then run:

   docker-compose up -d docker cp industry-idle_vnc_1:/headless data docker-compose down

   This creates the container with a new Chrome profile inside the container, and copies the fresh user profile to the local ./data directory (it will later be mounted for persistence)

3. Now edit docker-compose.yml and re-enable (un-comment) the Volumes section, then:

   docker-compose up -d docker-compose run --entrypoint="" --user="0" vnc chown -R 1000:1000 /headless

   This starts the container with the volume mounted (so user data persists across container restarts) and then fixes the ownership permissions for the VNC user

   Now you can start and use the container as normal with just docker-compose up -d, enjoy!

Hosting & Performance Considerations -

• I host this on a 4gb ($20/mo) VPS from Linode in Fremont, CA; the machine also runs some other light workloads.
• I have to restart the container about once every 48 hours (fluxbox stops responding, chrome freezes)
• I am able to access from about 250 miles away with very usable refresh rates from my home (gigabit) connection (5+ FPS) and my mobile (4g, ~1 FPS)

docker-compose.yml

version: "2.1"
services:
  vnc:
    build:
      context: .
    shm_size: 2g
    ports:
      - 59001:5901
      - 6901:6901
    environment:
      - VNC_PW=secure.VNC.password
      - VNC_RESOLUTION=1920x1080
    restart: always # This is optional, up to you - restarting the container will NOT open the browser
    volumes: ["./data:/headless"] # Comment out THIS LINE in step 1 by adding another # before the word "volumes:"

Dockerfile

FROM consol/ubuntu-xfce-vnc

USER 0
RUN apt-get update -yq
RUN wget -O /tmp/google-chrome.deb https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN dpkg -i /tmp/google-chrome.deb || true
RUN apt-get install -fyq

USER 1000